Banka Cheema
بنکا چیمہ | |
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Coordinates: 32°17′N 74°05′E / 32.29°N 74.09°E | |
Country | Pakistan |
Province | Punjab |
District | Gujranwala |
Tehsil | Wazirabad |
Government | |
• Chairman Union council Gujranwala | Ch. Ansir Mukhtar Sandhu |
Area | |
• Total | 1.00 sq mi (2.60 km2) |
Population | |
• Estimate (2017) | 9,137 [1] |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
• Summer (DST) | +5 |
Postal code type | 52201 |
Calling code | 055 |
Banka Cheema (Pronounced: Beanka Cheema and Benka Chima),[2][3] is a village and Union Council of Wazirabad Tehsil, Gujranwala District, in Pakistan's Punjab province.[4] A post office is functional in Banka Cheema by Pakistan Post under Government of Pakistan.[5] For education in the village a Government Primary School Banka Cheema,[6][7] Government Girls High School (GGHS) Banka Cheema[8] is functional by Government of Punjab, Pakistan under Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Gujranwala. The only way to reach Banka Cheema is by road. 97% population of the town is Muslim[citation needed].